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April
24

DOJ drops Powell probe, clearing path for Warsh as Fed chair

April 24th, 2026 by Jessi Healey

The DOJ dropped its criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell Friday, clearing a key Senate hurdle for Kevin Warsh's confirmation.

Category: Markets & Economy, Mortgage, Select, Bill Pulte, department of justice, donald trump, economic uncertainty, economy, fed, Federal Housing Finance Agency, federal reserve, housing market, Inspector General, interest rates, Jeanine Pirro, Jerome Powell, justice department, Kevin Warsh, market, mortgage, renovation, Senate Confirmation, The White House, Thom Tillis, washington d.c.

April
24

Compass calls Northwest MLS a ‘monopolist,’ asks court to dismiss counterclaims

April 24th, 2026 by Taylor Anderson

The legal tit-for-tat over MLS rules blocking coming-soon listings has been ongoing for a year in a Washington court.

Category: Agent, Brokerage, MLS & Associations, Select, Anticompetitive Practices, brokerage \, coming soon listings, compass, Compass International Holdings, fiduciary duties, jamal n. whitehead, Market Transparency, MLS, monopoly, Multiple Listing Service, multiple listing services, Multiple listing services rules, northwest mls, Northwest Multiple listing service, nwmls, Pre-Marketing Strategy, Private Exclusives, private listings, real estate listings, Redfin, robert reffkin, seattle, shadow inventory, utah, Utah Real Estate, washington